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The power of 'us' can stop this coup

We may not be governed without our consent. Leavers and Remainers together can insist on it. Based on a speech prepared for a ‘Stop the Coup’ protest, 31 August 2019.

The power of 'us' can stop this coup
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In cities and towns across the country we are demonstrating today "to defend our democracy!"

This might seem a strange rallying cry when we have a House of Lords and a monarchy and winner-takes-all politics and no constitution we can call our own. Where is the democracy we are defending?

It's a strange one. One in which liberty and pride in self-government is deeply embedded. Strong and rooted, even if we lack the real thing.